Thai word
อ่าน
àan
读
How to pronounce อ่าน
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
อ่าน is written àan and carries the low tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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aan
Mid tone
- อ่าน
àan
Low tone
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âan
Falling tone
-
ǎan
Rising tone
-
áan
High tone
What does อ่าน mean?
Translation
读
อ่าน (àan) means "读" in Thai.
Example sentences
ช่วงนี้ตั้งใจอ่านหนังสือหน่อยนะ ใกล้สอบแล้ว
chûang níi dtâng jai àan nǎng-sǔue nòi ná, glâi sàawp láew
这段时间好好学习，好吗？考试快到了。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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